PBK president challenges GPS MPs to table a motion in Parliament on the restoration of oil and gas rights

KUCHING, Jan 31 2026:  Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) today issued a direct and public challenge to the Sarawak GPS government and all Sarawak Members of Parliament to table a motion that he has drafted on the restoration of Sarawak’s oil and gas rights in Parliament.

Voon Lee Shan:  if GPS MPs refuse to act, Sarawakians will draw their own conclusion that GPS fears Putrajaya more than it respects Sarawak.

Its president Voon Lee Shan said Sarawakians are no longer impressed by slogans, speeches, or staged outrage from the GPS MPS amd ministers.

“Sarawakians are not asking for speeches. We are asking for action,” Voon said, adding that as PBK president he said if GPS MPs truly defend Sarawak, they should have no fear tabling motion in Parliament.

“It’s not seditious - nothing is inciting against the King and its not anti Malaya - no violence - but, it is about protecting our constitutional right.

“We are here to back you up,” Voon, who is also a practising lawyer, said.

He stressed that for decades, Sarawak has been told to be patient while its oil and gas resources are controlled, regulated, and monetised by Putrajaya through the Petroleum Development Act 1974 (PDA74) and Petronas.

“Today, that injustice has reached a breaking point with Petronas and its subsidiaries taking legal action against the Sarawak government itself,” he said.

Voon said PBK knows that Petronas suing the Sarawak government is not normal and not acceptable.

“It is a direct challenge to Sarawak’s constitutional authority, and Parliament must not stay silent,” he said.

Voon said he has prepared a motion for the GPS MPs to table in Parliament, saying that the motion is clear, principled, and lawful.

Among others, Voon  said, the motion calls for a repeal or amendment to federal laws that have stripped Sarawak and Sabah of ownership and control over their oil and gas resources.

It also calls for the restoration of full legislative and proprietary rights to the states; an end to Petronas using the courts to intimidate or override state authority without Parliamentary approval. 

“If GPS truly believes in defending Sarawak’s rights, there is nothing to fear from tabling this motion.

“But if GPS MPs refuse to act, Sarawakians will draw their own conclusion that GPS fears Putrajaya more than it respects Sarawak,” Voon said.